Volunteer Independent Visitor - Rochdale

Purpose of role

An independent Visitor is a responsible adult volunteer who acts as a positive role model to a young person looked after by a local authority. The young person has little or no contact with their parents. The IV will meet once a month with the young person to strive to be a positive influence in their life by celebrating success, encouraging them to express any concerns and influencing them to join activities that meet their hobbies and interests needs. The visit may involve just a friendly ear or it could be than you support them to gain access to the relevant education/health paths, access to physical / social activities, or taking them to the cinema, to a sporting activity or for a walk.

Key tasks

Visit a young person on a monthly basis

Befriend a young person establishing a relationship of trust and support

Remain independent from professionals and to promote the young person’s progression in terms of social, emotional, educational, religious and cultural needs

Encourage the young person to take up activities that fit in the young person’s hobbies and interests

Listen to a young person’s worries or concerns and signpost to the relevant agencies for further support

You can download the role description, application form, equal opportunities monitoring and Privacy Notice below:

Please send the completed Application, Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form and signed Privacy Notice to [email protected] by the 21 February 2019 to be considered for this role.

Alternatively you can post this to us at: Advocacy Focus, First Floor, The Old Tannery, Eastgate, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 6PW

The closing date for applications is the 21 February 2019.

Although we would like to acknowledge each returned application, as a registered charity, we would prefer to avoid the costs this would incur. Therefore if you have not received a letter by the 1 March 2019, please assume you have not been short-listed for an interview.

Related

Advocacy Focus are looking to recruit to:
2 x 22 hour posts, and
1 x 16 hour post;
for Children and Young People Project Workers to support our provision of Children Rights, Independent Advocacy, and Return to Care Services. This will be a home based role and successful applicants will be supplied with a computer and mobile phone.

Advocacy Focus is looking to recruit a full time Independent Advocate who will be based in Trafford. The purpose of role is to provide specialist Statutory Advocacy to local residents across Trafford. The successful candidate will start their employment on the 1st April 2019.

All of our team members at Advocacy Focus provide professional service combined with specialist skills. We offer friendly, accessible and high quality advocacy right across our team of dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees.